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In the wake of revelations about Harvey Weinstein’s alleged years-long sexual harassment and assault, a producer of one of Amazon Studios’ highest-profile TV shows is ready to talk about her “shocking and surreal” experience with Amazon’s programming chief Roy Price.

Isa Hackett is the daughter of author Philip K. Dick, whose work is the basis for Amazon’s The Man in the High Castle, as well as the upcoming anthology series, Philip K. Dick’s Electric Dreams. Hackett, 50, is an executive producer on both series. Price, 51, is head of Amazon Studios and has presided over its growth into a major streaming service with such series as Transparent and movies such as Manchester by the Sea. His family has deep connections in the entertainment world: His father, Frank, ran Columbia Pictures and Universal Studios. (The existence of the alleged incident detailed below and the subsequent Amazon investigation were previously reported by the website The Information.)

On the evening of July 10, 2015, after a long day of promoting Man in the High Castle at Comic-Con in San Diego, Hackett attended a dinner with the show's cast and Amazon staff at the U.S. Grant Hotel. There she says she met Price for the first time. He asked her to attend an Amazon staff party later that night at the W Hotel (now the Renaissance) and she ended up in a taxi with Price and Michael Paull, then another top Amazon executive and now CEO of the digital media company BAMTech.

Once in the cab, Hackett says Price repeatedly and insistently propositioned her. “You will love my dick,” he said, according to Hackett, who relayed her account to multiple individuals in the hours after the alleged episode. (The Hollywood Reporter has confirmed Hackett told at least two people about the alleged incident in the immediate aftermath.) Hackett says she made clear to Price she was not interested and told him that she is a lesbian with a wife and children.

Hackett says Price did not relent in the cab or once they arrived at the Amazon party. As she talked with other executives, she says that Price stepped close to her and loudly said, “Anal sex!” in her ear.

 

[kaname-san]

I hope it keep snowballing until every corrupt asshole is gone from the business. (pipe dream)

 

[Jmille99]

Better late than never. Let these shitstains get whats coming to them.

 

[MGrant]

I think of Mad Men and the dirtbag Harry Crane was allowed to become once he got involved with that industry. This shit has been around us in every industry of course, but Hollywood has always had its own special brand of grossness at the top.

 

[Black Republican]

So glad they're getting called out.

 

[Fuzzy]

 

[HariKari]

Is Price even secure in that job? I could see Amazon moving on very quickly.

 

[Volimar]

I wonder if Rose has seen this. Explains a lot.

 

[Frozenprince]

Now the pedophile rings need to be outed.

It's time, stop hiding behind fear and letting more children be victimized.

 

[berzeli]

Already did a thread on it:
http://www.neogaf.com/forum/showthread.php?t=1447073

 

[psyfi]

Can we please out all these fuckers? I believe in the power of abusers to change (it's not common, but it's possible) and I hope these men do change, but in the mean time: bye.

 

[cdyhybrid]

Expose them all

 

[msdstc]

Yes bury these motherfuckers!

 

[Conciliator]

lotta powerful dudes out there sweatin

and it ain't just Hollywood

 

[Salty Rice]

Dayum nobody can stop this train.

 

[Jazz573]

lotta powerful dudes out there sweatin

and it ain't just Hollywood

Yeah, one of them is in the Oval Office.

 

[AuthenticM]

drain the swamp

As she talked with other executives, she says that Price stepped close to her and loudly said, “Anal sex!” in her ear.

is he four years old?